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Union Calendar No. 665 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5954 

[Report No. 115–858] 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the terms 

‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2018 

Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. POSEY, Miss RICE of New 

York, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JULY 23, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. GAETZ, and Mr. RUTHERFORD

JULY 23, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 24, 2018] 


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A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the terms ‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’, 

and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anti-Terrorism Clari5 fication Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE TERM ‘‘ACT OF WAR’’. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2331 of title 18, United 

8 States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 

12 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(6) the term ‘military force’ does not include 

15 any person that— 

16 ‘‘(A) has been designated as a— 

17 ‘‘(i) foreign terrorist organization by 

18 the Secretary of State under section 219 of 

19 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

20 U.S.C. 1189); or 

21 ‘‘(ii) Specially Designated Global Ter22 rorist (as such term is defined in section 

23 594.310 of the Code of Federal Regulations) 

24 by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of 

25 the Treasury; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) has been determined by the court to 

2 not be a ‘military force’.’’. 

3 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec4 tion shall apply to any civil action pending on or com5 menced after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 3. SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENTS AGAINST TERROR7 ISTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2333 of title 18, United 

9 States Code, is amended by inserting at the end following: 

10 ‘‘(e) USE OF BLOCKED ASSETS TO SATISFY JUDG11 MENTS OF U.S. NATIONALS.—For purposes of section 201 

12 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 

13 1610 note), in any action in which a national of the United 

14 States has obtained a judgment against a terrorist party 

15 pursuant to this section, the term ‘blocked asset’ shall in16 clude any asset of that terrorist party (including the blocked 

17 assets of any agency or instrumentality of that party) 

18 seized or frozen by the United States under section 805(b) 

19 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 

20 U.S.C. 1904(b)).’’. 

21 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 

22 section shall apply to any judgment entered before, on, or 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 4. CONSENT OF CERTAIN PARTIES TO PERSONAL JU2 RISDICTION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2334 of title 18, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(e) CONSENT OF CERTAIN PARTIES TO PERSONAL JU6 RISDICTION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para8 graph (2), for purposes of any civil action under sec9 tion 2333 of this title, a defendant shall be deemed to 

10 have consented to personal jurisdiction in such civil 

11 action if, regardless of the date of the occurrence of the 

12 act of international terrorism upon which such civil 

13 action was filed, the defendant— 

14 ‘‘(A) after the date that is 120 days after 

15 the date of enactment of this subsection, ac16 cepts— 

17 ‘‘(i) any form of assistance, however 

18 provided, under chapter 4 of part II of the 

19 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

20 2346 et seq.); or 

21 ‘‘(ii) any form of assistance, however 

22 provided, under section 481 of the Foreign 

23 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291) for 

24 international narcotics control and law en25 forcement; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of a defendant benefiting 

2 from a waiver or suspension of section 1003 of 

3 the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (22 U.S.C. 5202) 

4 after the date that is 120 days after the date of 

5 enactment of this subsection— 

6 ‘‘(i) continues to maintain any office, 

7 headquarters, premises, or other facilities or 

8 establishments within the jurisdiction of the 

9 United States; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) establishes or procures any office, 

11 headquarters, premises, or other facilities or 

12 establishments within the jurisdiction of the 

13 United States. 

14 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

15 apply to any defendant who ceases to engage in the 

16 conduct described in paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) 

17 for 5 consecutive calendar years.’’. 

18 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 

19 section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 665 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5954 

[Report No. 115–858] 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify 

‘‘blocked asset’’, and for other purposes. the meaning of the terms ‘‘act of war’’ and 

JULY 23, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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